Yes, I procrastinate

(Why use a camera when your phone takes great pics like this? well, I think they're great anyway....at least good! lol)
Ok so I know you were beginning to wonder, "Does she even sew or MAKE ANYTHING anymore? Geese! This blog has turned into a Shelby Brag Book!" Yes, that is true, but give me a break! lol... I do still create, once in a blue moon, when I've prograstinated as long as I can and all the catastrophe's that could occur have and the air's cleared out...
This bag was fun and a first. I've not used this plain fabric before. I'm not a "plain-fabric" kinda gal. I like patterns and color and pazazz! I think it turned out quite sweet and beautiful, for a boy bag. LOL... Boy stuff is so not fun to me, except when the mom's or customer's want something in paisley, or other pretty patterns in boy colors :)!
The interior of this bag is solid brown w/the paisley (the same on the strap) for the pockets. The embroidery work was FABULOUS thanks to Teddy, once again, at T-Sports! He always does my "signature stitchery" for my things that he does for no one else's so I feel special and blessed to have such a wonderful partner! Thanks Teddy & Donna! If you click on the first pic, you can zoom in and see the extra detail he does in my monogramming. There's a stitch pattern WITHIN the letters! :) One of my embroidery trademarks thanks to Teddy!
More bags & wipe cases to come! I promise! I've got AT LEAST 3 summer orders due by June & July so I guess I better start now before it gets to hairy in the Kee household! Shelby's almost walking so I better hurry! LOL
~God bless,

10 Months

Wow! We are officially in the DOUBLE DIGITS of months now! Shelby was 10 months old today at 7:54am! Hard to believe it. She is soo amazing! Her personality is soooo striking and full of life! She definitely has her daddy's stage presence and fearlessness! I have a feeling, I'll be sitting alone on a bench somewhere in an amusement park while she and her daddy ride ALL the rides! I am NOT a rollercoaster-heights-fearless-individual! Josh, he is so therefore, I can already tell by Shelby's personality, she will be too! I HOPE SHE IS! It's not fun being a fuddy-duddy but I CANNOT get over my fear of heights and really, I'm 27, what's the point now? haha.. I"ve made it this far w/o being embarrassed to not ride rides as a kid and teen so why try now?! I DO LOVE Waterparks though! :) I even hate the swings people! I have a fear that my chains will break or that I'll go flying out somehow. I know, hardly EVER happens (maybe never?) but I WOULD BE THE 1ST, rest assure!
Well, Shelby is now crawling 90 to nothing, pulling up very well, standing while barely holding on, walking around things holding on w/ at least 1 hand, has said "Maamaa" & "DaaaDaa" numerous times, found her tongue b/c now anytime she makes any noise or sound that pointy little tongue (looks like a lizard tongue!) is usually sticking out, waves "Bye Bye", gives "5 5 5" (low five, not high five)and u have to say " 5 5 5" or she won't do it, PULLS HER HEADBANDS OFF ( I KNOW NUMEROUS OF YOU WERE WAITING FOR THIS DAY and I find that semi-rude b/c I think headbands are adorable on babies and ya know, SHELBY IS KNOWN FOR HER HAIR ADORNMENTS AND I'M OK W/ THAT AND THEY DO NOT SQUEEZE HER HEAD OR CUT OFF ANY TYPE OF BRAIN FUNCTIONING LIKE NUMEROUS LADIES HAVE MUMBLED UNDER THEIR BREATHE!) but she only takes them off at feeding time and when she's tired which is not uncommon considering I TAKE THEM OFF AT THOSE TIMES SO SHE ASSOCIATES THAT W/ THOSE TIMES WHICH IS GOOD AND FINE W/ ME :), she wears shoes and likes to especially chew on her shoes while they are on her feet (long past my days of that talent..lol), she is very clingy towards us now when we leave but not to the point of alligator tears and our hearts breaking in two, she had her first "Boo Boo" this week ever (Dee Dee bit her in the face last night....savin that for another post b/c it was traumatic. she's fine and so is Dee Dee, for now), LOVES her picture taken (as u can tell by Stacy's pics!), loves to be outside, loves to watch her movies that are full of color (especially "A Bugs Life," "Tigger & Friends", "Finding Nemo", "Horton Hears a Hoo"(Sp?) and anything w/ lots of color, she's learned to get her way, and is the sweetest little bundle I've ever seen!
Weighs: a little over 19 lbs
Length: 27 3/4" long
Eats: 4, 5-8oz bottles a day; 1-2 veggies (containers), 1-2 fruits (containers); snacks: fruit loops, yogurt melts, honey-nut cheereos, banana/strawberry puffs; drinks Apple Juice out of the level 2 lid of her Nuby cup (:) 1 more and it's FULL ON SIPPY!!); table-food: green beans (whole string beans), mashed potatoes (HER FAV!), has had some carrots, ice cream, pudding, and a tiny piece of a donut hole! lol... she mainly eats mashed potatoes but has eaten the other stuff before but not consistantly! :)
Had her first bath in the "big tub" last month and LOVES it and loves to play w/ her toys; had her first bath w/ mommy this month which kills two birds w/ one stone (mommy gets clean & shelby gets clean), POOPED IN THE BATH FOR THE FIRST TIME (Shelby, not mommy..lol) and mommy got to clean that up butt naked and laughing all at the same time with Shelby...lol....highlight of my weekend, needless to say!
And.....that's all my exhausted brain can think of at this time....

I cannot imagine my life w/o this little spit-fire! These past 10 months have been the most amazing, eye-opening, jaw-dropping, frightening, painful, joyful, tearful, happy, frustrating, life-changing, God-filled days of my life and I would not change ONE SECOND OF ANY OF IT!
Thank you Lord for my beautiful family of 3 and for Shelby who is truly a miracle from You!

~God bless,

New Cloud Dust Pics

I am soo thrilled to show you these 3 new pics that Stacy from Cloud Dust Photography finished and sent me! I just love 'em! I also got ALL the pics today and CAN'T WAIT TO see them!!



Stacy is one of THE MOST amazing photographers I've ever met and SOLEY support her & her amazing talent!
Here's is how good she is:
Before Editing:

After Editing:

See? Editing doesn't make the pic, just as Stacy says, THE PHOTOGRAPHER does!
Thank you again Stacy!!
~God bless,

ETSY!!

So, it's official! I've got an ETSY Store!! Yeah!!! I've been itchin to have one for two years now, since I've had Bizzy B's actually! I buy a lot from ETSY and feel strongly about it and support it so I'm thrilled to be able to sell now! My store is small but growing!! I've added my little listings bar to the right so it'll update on my blog too :)! I hope this opens new doors for me that I HOPE don't make my life too overwhelming but I am excited! So, spread the word and SHOP HANDMADE!!


http://www.etsy.com/shop/BizzyBs

Growing up

A year ago Josh and I wanted to plant a tree (We have NO TREES in our entire yard, but somehow all the neighbors leaves end up in our yard) in the backyard and it be "Shelby's Tree." We found the most beautiful, as beautiful as a scrawny, twig-like tree w/no blooms or leaves could look as a young "tree-ling", at a local nursery and decided to make a little flower bed for it. It's a Red Dogwood tree. I've never seen a Red Dogwood so I thought it would be interesting. The Dogwood has always been special to me not only b/c it's the trees that are EVERYWHERE in my parents yard but it also is a symbol of Christ. See, the Dogwood is said to be the type of wood that the cross was made out of, so God demanded that Dogwoods no longer grow to be big trees like the Oak trees or other large trunk trees. The Dogwood bloom, if you look closely, represents a cross in the way it is shaped, the crown of thorns is represented in the cluster that forms in the middle, the edges of the petals have "blood spots" on them to represent the blood from his head, feet and palms and the traditional tree blooms are white to represent his purity. Did you know that? :) Just a little tid-bit FYI :)...I love symbolism!
So, anyway...the tree never has bloomed, UNTIL THIS YEAR!! It bloomed ON EASTER for the very 1st time which was also Shelby's 1st Easter and our 1st Easter as a family of 3 and it has 6 blooms on it!


Shelby got this cute little push walker thing that also turns into a little car for her to "Flinstone" around on (ride) that the "Easter Bunny" got her. We put it together, since the Easter Bunny forgot to do that part, last night and let her play w/ it out in the yard while Josh mowed the front. I laughed b/c it looks like Shelby is mowing the backyard! Oh and isn't she cute in her "Traditional South Arkansas Attire?" lol... She had a bow on but didn't wanna "mow" in it and risk getting it dirty! lol



~God bless my growing family of 3 & keep us safe and secure in Your arms,

1st Easter as 3

Yesterday was our 1st Easter as a family of 3 and BOY WAS IT A GREAT ONE! We had an AWESOME worship service in celebration of our Lord's resurrection! Josh, Joana & I sang "Revelation Song" and O M G...chill bumps filled my arms! That song is soo powerful and meaningful to me. It was one of many songs that carried me through infertility.
Shelby looked FABULOUS in her very Non-traditional Easter outfit! It fit her personality to a "T" though! Josh looked amazing too in his light suit w/ his green tie w/ white polka dots! VERY HANDSOME! Mom and I made Shelby's Easter outfit (except for her leggings; those came from etsy)and I just adore it!! The jeweled broach on her dress, which is actually a vintage earring, came from her aunt Nichole!! :) Thx Nichole!





As you can tell, Shelby got NOTHING for Easter. LOL.. she's so mistreated...lol! Josh said I got some of her DVD's b/c I like them, which is true b/c I LOVE TINKERBELLE! LOL... We got her books, DVD's, jelly swim shoes, swimsuit, and her easter basket is filled w/ safari, noah's ark & metallic eggs that are filled w/ puffs, yogurt melts & fruit loops, which Dee Dee also benefited from! lol...

We all went to lunch at Mammy & Pappy's house and had a wonderful meal that Mammy made and then Josh and I took a nap while Shelby was preoccupied w/ Mammy & Pappy. I get my camera after my nap, and this is what I find...
SHELBY'S FIRST FOUR WHEELER RIDE!! Pappy said she loved it!! LOL.... the fun is now beginning! Pappy can't wait to take her fishing, huntin and four wheeler riding! lol...

We then decided to play w/ the coffee filters...she looks SOOOO MUCH like Josh in this picture!

What a glorious day in the Lord's house and with family! If only every day could be soo joyful and relaxing! LOL.. back to the work week! lol....
~God bless & I hope you all had a wonderful Easter,

Seder Celebration

Our church family celebrated it's very 1st Seder Celebration Meal last night. It was fabulous! Instead of me going into a lengthy explanation of this, if you go here, it's all there for you to read. We celebrated this as a Christian Seder/Christian Passover meal. I volunteered to be a hostess of a table, which seats 8, and as a hostess, I was to decorate my own table as a reflection of my "likes" and I think it turned out great! I didn't have to buy anything, I just picked up things from around the house. If you are to come to my house today, it looks like we've been robbed by decorative theives! lol...
I finally got to use my "china", yes the Harlequin dishes are my "Fine China". :) When we were registering for our "china" we wanted something we would actually use and enjoy and not something dainty and fragile. The other pieces on my table are just taken from almost every room our home.
(If you click on the images, they will enlarge)







The Seder Meal was very educational and brought a new way of celebrating Easter. If our church doesn't do this next year, which a lot of us hostesses put a bug in the pastor's wife that we think we should, then I want to continue this with my family.
Easter isn't about bunnies, candy, eggs, pretty dresses, pastel colors and easter grass. It's about remembering and celebrating our Lord's ressurection and Him dying for OUR SINS. Please, as Bro. Steven encouraged us last night, when you do have your Easter egg hunts and all the fun w/ your children, take time, as I will also, and explain THE TRUE meaning of Easter. Do not let this "holiday" become so overwhelmed w/ the world that you lose the true beauty and symbolism why we celebrate this HOLY day.
~God bless,

Wild Wednesday

Shelby's "Faux-Hawk" lol...this is how her hair, what little she's got (she's gettin more though!)does every day! It's real curly after her bath though! She is obviously really worried about it..haha
(One of few Pics w/o a "hair adornment!" No one will recognize her! LOL...)

Tender Tuesday

(Yes, she is eating her shoe....lol...)
Thanks again Stacy
~God bless,
*** Just got word, our friends, Wes & Ashley, lost Wes' Granny this morning. Please pray for this family as they go through this loss in their lives.***

Beauty

This weekend has been great! I was off Thursday to care for Shelby and we were all off Friday so we all decided to go to the zoo that's in Monroe, Louisiana (which I'll show you pics of later) and we had a photoshoot Saturday morning w/ Stacy from Cloud Dust Photography and O M G...I've only seen these two pics and I'M ALREADY IN LOVE W/ THEM! I can't WAIT to see how the other 3 MILLION ( LOL ) TURNED OUT! :) Shelby did better than I thought considering we made her do a lot of things she usually doesn't do and I HOPE one of the shots she took of Shelby in the colored tutu turns out where she's crawling b/c Shelby looked like a peacock walking around w/ his feathers all fanned out. LOL.. HILARIOUS! Stacy is amazing and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HER! SHE HAS THE EYE AND THE GOD-GIVEN TALENT!
love ya girl!


I am VERY PROUD AND PARTIAL and think I have the two most gorgeous people in the world to call my own!! Shelby has THE MOST PIERCING BLUE EYES ON THE PLANET, yes this is her TRUE EYE COLOR, and Josh...well, he's still the sexiest man I've ever met and is just as amazing as the day I fell in love w/ him that hot summer day of June when I was 13!
Thank you God for my family and for their beauty, inside and out!